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U.N. sounds alarm over violence against indigenous activists in recession-hit Brazil

By Chris Arsenault

Date: March 18th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation


TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As recession bites and land disputes hit Brazil's agricultural heartland, indigenous people face land grabs and assaults by violent gangs, said Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the U.N.'s Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people.


Kenya: Policy to Regulate Land Use Being Developed, Kaimenyi Says

By: Ouma Wanzala

Date: March 18th 2016

Source: AllAfrica.com / Daily Nation


The government is in the process of developing a national land use policy to regulate the planning and use of land for sustainable development, Land Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has said.


Prof Kaimenyi observed that sound land governance is fundamental in achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction.


Failure to pass equality bill betrays Nigerian women, activists say

By: Kieran Guilbert

Date: March 17th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation


DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's rights activists condemned the Nigerian Senate on Thursday for rejecting a gender and equality law that pledged to eliminate discrimination in politics, education and employment, protect women's land rights and tackle violence against women.


China: Urbanization key to reducing housing inventory

By: Ming Tian
Date: March 16th 2016
Source: CCTV

How can China deal with this real estate glut - that 720 million square meters of unsold housing? Political advisors say urbanization may be the way. 

Real estate developers are feeling the heat, especially in less developed areas of China.

Large numbers of new apartment buildings stand empty. What used to be an asset has now become a liability.

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